Guessing and Surprises Theme: Guess Who?

Picture Books:Giant Pop-Out Pets by Wendy Lui, Who Says Woof? by John Butler, The Foggy Foggy Forest by Nick Sharratt, Simms Taback’s City Animals by Simms Taback, Simms Taback’s Safari Animals by Simms Taback, What’s That Awful Smell by Heather Tekavec, Tap! Tap! Tap! By Keith Faulkner, The Wolf’s Chicken Stew by Keiko Kasza, Bark, George by Jules Feiffer, Whose Nose? by Jeannette Rowe, Whose Feet? by Jeannette Rowe, Who’s in the Jungle? by Heather Gondek, Peek-a-Who? by Moira Butterfield, My Camera at the Aquarium by Janet Marshall, A Closer Look by Mary McCarthy, Whose Hat? by Margaret Miller, What is This? by Antje Damm, Who’s Making That Noise? by Philip Hawthorn and Jenny Tyler, Are You a Horse? by Andy Rash, Peekaboo! By Mathew Price and Jean Claverie

Fingerplays:

Animals (can be sung to the tune of “Turkey in the Straw”)

(make movements match animals)

Can you hop like a rabbit?

Can you jump like a frog?

Can you walk like a duck?

Wag your tail like a dog?

Can you fly like a bird?

Can you swim like a fish?

Can you turn in a circle

And sit down like this?

Tall as a Tree

Tall as a tree, (stand with arms straight up)

Big as a house, (stretch arms straight out at sides)

Thin as a pin, (put arms down tight against sides)

Small as a mouse! (crouch down to the floor)

Music:

“The Goldfish” by Laurie Berkner (Victor Vito CD)

“Jumping and Counting” by Jim Gill (Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem CD)

Craft:

Pop-out Card: Fold a piece of construction paper in half. Cut two 1” slits about 1” apart along fold near center. Fold this center tab down and press crease. Open paper and push center tab into card in the opposite direction of long fold. This creates a pop-out that any cut out paper shape can be glued to. Add details with markers or crayons. Voila! A card with a surprise inside!